Naorem Roshibina Devi is an Indian Wushu player who plays in the Sanda division (a type of martial art). She won a silver medal in the women’s 60 kg wushu category at the 2022 Asian Games.
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Wiki/Biography
Naorem Roshibina Devi was born on Saturday, 30 December 2000 (age 23 years; as of 2023) in village Kwasifi Mayai Leikeyi, district Bishnupur, Manipur, India. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. In 2023, he joined Channambam Ibomcha College, Bishnupur to pursue Bachelor of Arts.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 1″
Weight (Approx): 50 kg
Hair Color: Natural Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
parents and siblings
Naorem Roshibina Devi’s father, Naoren Dhamu, and mother, Romila Devi, are both farmers in their village. Roshibina has a younger brother named Naorem Priyojit Singh.
Naorem Roshibina Devi’s parents, Naoren Dhamu (left), and Romila Devi (right)
Husband
Naorem Roshibina Devi is unmarried.
livelihood
In 2016, Naorem Roshibina Devi made her international debut at the Burgas World Junior Wushu Championships held in Burgas, Bulgaria in the 48 kg category. In 2017, he participated in the Asian Junior Wushu Championship held in Gumi, South Korea. In 2018, Roshibina Devi participated in the Asian Games in the Sanda 60 kg category held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2019, he competed in the Sanda 60 kg category at the South Asian Games held in Lalitpur, Nepal. In 2023, Roshibina competed at the Moscow Wushu Stars Championships held in Moscow, Russia.
Naorem Roshibina Devi (standing on the far left) after winning the Moscow Wushu Stars Championships in 2023
In the same year, he participated in the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
medal
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- 2017: Asian Junior Wushu Championship in Gumi, South Korea
- 2019: Sanda 60 kg category at the South Asian Games in Lalitpur, Nepal
- 2023: Moscow Wushu Stars Championship in Moscow, Russia
Congratulations to our athletes. https://t.co/zczIdasMS6
-Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 8 May 2023
silver
- 2023: Sanda 60 kg category at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Our dedicated and talented Roshibina Devi Naorem has won silver medal in Wushu, Women Sanda 60kg. He has demonstrated extraordinary talent and a relentless pursuit of excellence. His discipline and determination are also commendable. Congratulations to him. pic.twitter.com/CYiT8Mjyq2
-Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 28 September 2023
Brass
- 2016: 48 kg category at the Burgas World Junior Wushu Championship held in Burgas, Bulgaria
- 2018: Sanda 60 kg category at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Facts/General Knowledge
- When Roshibina was seven years old, she made a punching bag from torn clothes to practice her wushu moves. Impressed by his dedication, Malemanganbi Devi, a local wushu champion, began teaching the sport to Roshibina. After some time, M Ronel Singh, a coach from the nearby village Nachau, started teaching him. Roshibina began her formal Wushu training from M. Premkumar at the SAI Training Center in Imphal.
- Naorem Roshibina Devi started crying during an interview with a news channel as she was upset with the unpleasant and violent situation created due to continuous caste violence in Manipur. His hometown Bishnupur is one of the worst-affected cities, making his victory at the 2022 Asian Games a happy and sad event. In the interview he was quoted as saying,
Anything can happen. I am worried about my parents and siblings.”
- Before starting his Wushu journey, Roshibina tried his hand at boxing; However, in his early teens he participated in a district-level Wushu competition and it was there that he fell in love with the sport.
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